Its an unfortunate fact that everything has been centralised in Cardiff, and those living less than ten miles away in Caerphilly and beyond, might as well not exist.
The Rhondda valley, Rhymney Valley, Gwent Valley, Cynon Taff, and the rest of them, house the majority of Wales, 3.1million population.
These valleys, with Merthyr Tydfil, Ebbw Vale and Newport at their head, used to employ countless thousands possibly millions of workers in the hundreds of coal producing collieries.
The very last colliery Tower near Merthyr closed in January 2008.
Who in South Wales has not heard of Senghenydd or Aberfan, they are part of our nations history and very sad ones at that.
What has became of most of these middle aged, and some much younger workers, mass unemployment.
The South Wales valley's never had any sizeable industry other than mighty COAL.
Cardiff and its small outlining areas, as far as the Vale of Glamorgan has become a kind of upmarket ghetto.
Property has always been pricey in Cardiff, especially in Cyncoed and surrounding areas, but the further up the various valley's, especially the Rhondda, many there have never seen employment in a generation.
The community spirit, has alway's been incredibly strong in these mining communities, and i suppose Blaenau Festiniog, and Bethesda, nearer Bangor, are very much the same.
A community neglected over a generation, with such huge populations, it was inevitable that there would not be enough jobs to go around, but having been born and bread there myself i have seen what has gone on.
Everything has always been centralised in Cardiff, and the building of Assembly offices in Llandudno Junction and Swansea was only a token gesture.
London controls everything English, Caerdydd controls everything in Wales, and those in power will ensure it remains like that.
At least the best scenery is in North Wales ( the Beacons are not bad, but its Snowdonia that matters) and those in Cardiff can do nothing about it.